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 |
|---|---|
| slew | a large number |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| schism | division |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |