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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murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
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gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
wafflea crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron
disclaimto make a disclaimer
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microcosma little world
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
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