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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |