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
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
pathologicalof or relating to pathology
esotericdesigned for or understood by the specially initiated alone
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
beguilehoodwink
quislingtraitor
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
entomologya branch of zoology that deals with insects