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 |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |