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 |
|---|---|
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |