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

WordMeaning
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
salineconsisting of or containing salt
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive