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.

Random words

WordMeaning
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
regicidea person who kills a king
conveneto come together in a body
lurkto lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose
dearthscarcity that makes dear
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
detractiona lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling