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 |
|---|---|
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| lunar | crescent |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |