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 |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |