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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| refrain | curb |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| militate | to have weight or effect |
| violate | break |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |