GRE Word List

INTUITION

the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference

The meaning of the word intuition is the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference.

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avantgardegroup of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
rotundaa round building
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
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progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime