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 |
|---|---|
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |