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
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
generalitythe quality or state of being general
pediatriciana specialist in pediatrics
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
grossglaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness
acnea disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
alchemya medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life