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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |