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
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases