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
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
untenablenot able to be defended
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior