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 |
|---|---|
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| demure | reserved |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |