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 |
|---|---|
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |