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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WordMeaning
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
verdantgreen in tint or color
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
attentivemindful
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
ordainto invest (see invest