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 |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| amity | friendship |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |