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 |
|---|---|
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| epaulet | something that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |