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
enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
natationthe action or art of swimming
derelictionan intentional abandonment
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments