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 |
|---|---|
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| elaboration | planned or carried out with great care |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| passe | past one's prime |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| viable | capable of living |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |