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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| unkempt | not combed |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |