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 |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| brawny | muscular |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |