GRE Word List

EXTRANEOUS

existing on or coming from the outside

The meaning of the word extraneous is existing on or coming from the outside.

Random words

WordMeaning
recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
waggishresembling or characteristic of a wag
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
genrea category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted