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.

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WordMeaning
amazona member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
atrophydecrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle