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
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
saboteurone that practices sabotage
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
incompatiblenot compatible: such as
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation