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 |
|---|---|
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| comestible | edible |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| recast | to cast again |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |