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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |