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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| scourge | whip |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| colloquy | conversation |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |