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 |
|---|---|
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
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| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
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| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |