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 |
|---|---|
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |