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 |
|---|---|
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |