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 |
|---|---|
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |