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 |
|---|---|
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |