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
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
abodethe place where one lives : home
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
caldrona large kettle or boiler
afterlifean existence after death
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
jocosegiven to joking : merry