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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| scintilla | spark |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |