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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devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
gratifyto be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
proliferateto grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
tangiblecapable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable
headfirstwith the head foremost