GRE Word List

EXTRINSIC

not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous

The meaning of the word extrinsic is not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous.

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WordMeaning
feasiblecapable of being done or carried out
respitea period of temporary delay
embellishto make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
snivelto run at the nose
peerlessmatchless
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state