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 |
|---|---|
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| whittle | a large knife |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |