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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |