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
sounda particular auditory impression : tone
submissivesubmitting to others
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
violatebreak
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
cameoa gem carved in relief (see relief
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity