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
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
epicureanof or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
chameleonany of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
sapthe fluid part of a plant
appriseto give notice to : tell