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 |
|---|---|
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| braid | to make from braids |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |