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 |
|---|---|
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |