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 |
|---|---|
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| anesthetic | of, relating to, or capable of producing anesthesia |
| query | question |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |