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 |
|---|---|
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| stringent | tight |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| odorous | having an odor: such as |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |