GRE Word List

INTELLIGENTSIA

intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite

The meaning of the word intelligentsia is intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite.

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decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
savanta person of learning
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
elysianof or relating to Elysium
beleaguerbesiege
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome