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
outgoinggoing away : departing
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
scintillaspark
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception