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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| repercussion | reflection |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |