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 |
|---|---|
| gnarl | snarl |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |