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 |
|---|---|
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |