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
viseany of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
nutritiousnourishing
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action