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 |
|---|---|
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |