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 |
|---|---|
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph |
| raspy | harsh |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| haggard | not tamed |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |