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
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
awean emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
recessthe action of receding : recession
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people