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 |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |