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 |
|---|---|
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |