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 |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| append | attach |
| galvanic | of, relating to, or producing a direct current of electricity |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |