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 |
|---|---|
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| reverberate | reflect |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| sophist | philosopher |