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 |
|---|---|
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |