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 |
|---|---|
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |