GRE Word List
INTRINSIC
essential; inherent; built-in
The meaning of the word intrinsic is essential; inherent; built-in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matriculate | enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix |
| chameleon | lizard that changes color in different situations |
| inanimate | lifeless; not animate |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| jest | playful remark or act; V. act or speak playfully |
| coalition | partnership; league; union of separate political parties |
| distinctive | clearly different from others of the same kind |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| despise | look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |