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 |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| abnegation | denial |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |