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 |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| forlorn | bereft |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |