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 |
|---|---|
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| influx | a coming in |
| primal | original |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |