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 |
|---|---|
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| random | a haphazard course |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| retiring | reserved |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |