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 |
|---|---|
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |