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 |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |