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 |
|---|---|
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| opus | work |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |