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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| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |