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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dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
genuflect | to bend the knee |
idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |