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 |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| dowse | to plunge into water |