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 |
|---|---|
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
