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 |
|---|---|
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |