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 |
|---|---|
| azure | the blue color of the clear sky |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |