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 |
|---|---|
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| 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 |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |