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 |
|---|---|
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| stilted | pompous |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| steep | lofty |
| throes | pang |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| imbibe | drink |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |