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 |
|---|---|
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| declivity | downward inclination |