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 |
|---|---|
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |