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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quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
ancillarysubordinate
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
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gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
severitythe quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh
drabslattern
garnerto gather into storage