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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| pitfall | trap |