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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| fulcrum | prop |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |