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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WordMeaning
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
monetaryof or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
plutocracygovernment by the wealthy
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
rigto fit out with rigging