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 |
|---|---|
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |