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 |
|---|---|
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |