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 |
|---|---|
| blatant | noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| lunar | crescent |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| rightful | just |