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 |
|---|---|
| dire | exciting horror |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |