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 |
|---|---|
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| rift | fissure |