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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WordMeaning
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
luminousemitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light
whittlea large knife
obduratestubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral