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 |
|---|---|
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| provenance | origin |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |