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.

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WordMeaning
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
vixena female fox
apologistsomeone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
mincingaffectedly dainty or delicate
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
cantankerousdifficult or irritating to deal with
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
fleckstreak
studiousassiduous in the pursuit of learning