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
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
slanderto utter slander against : defame
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
carousala wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
lewdobscene