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 |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| wanton | merciless |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |