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 |
|---|---|
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |