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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |