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 |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |