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
vendettablood feud
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
invalidateto make invalid
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
solitudethe quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion