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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| fluctuate | to shift back and forth uncertainly |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| suppliant | supplicant |