GRE Word List

INTELLECT

the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge

The meaning of the word intellect is the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge.

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expoundto set forth : state
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recreantcrying for mercy : cowardly
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
diversediffering from one another : unlike
simianof, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
alludeto make indirect reference