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 |
|---|---|
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| effulgent | radiant splendor : brilliance |
| hardy | bold |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| tawdry | cheap and gaudy in appearance or quality |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |