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 |
|---|---|
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| prong | fork |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| veer | to change direction or course |