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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| finery | ornament |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |