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 |
|---|---|
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| queasy | causing nausea |