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 |
|---|---|
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| acetic | vinegary |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| nourishment | food |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |