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 |
|---|---|
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |