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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| residual | remainder |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |