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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| ramification | branch |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |