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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| demerit | offense |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| retrench | cut down |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |