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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| arid | excessively dry |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| centurion | an officer commanding a Roman century |
| motley | variegated in color |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |