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 |
|---|---|
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |