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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
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