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 |
|---|---|
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |