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 |
|---|---|
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| mutinous | disposed to or being in a state of mutiny : rebellious |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| invalid | not valid: |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |