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.

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WordMeaning
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
replicaan exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
wanderluststrong longing for or impulse toward wandering
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover