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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| environ | encircle |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| spoof | deceive |