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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |