GRE Word List
INNATE
existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
The meaning of the word innate is existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| olfactory | of or relating to the sense of smell |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |