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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| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
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| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
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| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |