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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| gnarl | snarl |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| baroque | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |