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 |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| forebears | ancestor |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| polity | political organization |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |