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
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
snivelto run at the nose
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)