GRE Word List
INTRINSIC
belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
The meaning of the word intrinsic is belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| monogram | a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| pugilist | fighter |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |