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 |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| recital | a detailed account : enumeration |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| din | a loud continued noise |