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 |
|---|---|
| choir | an organized company of singers (as in a church service) |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| myriad | ten thousand |