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 |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| commandeer | to compel to perform military service |
| dys- | abnormal |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |