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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |