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 |
|---|---|
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| diadem | crown |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| whimsy | whim |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |