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 |
|---|---|
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| hubbub | noise |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |