GRE Word List
INTUITION
immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
The meaning of the word intuition is immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| countenance | approve; support; tolerate; Ex. countenance his rude behavior; N: face; appearance |
| apprise | inform |
| jocund | merry |
| phalanx | formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense) |
| stifle | suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate |
| compunction | remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt |
| derision | ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory |
| halting | hesitant; faltering; not fluent; Ex. halting steps/voice; V. halt: proceed or act with uncertainty; falter; hesitate; waver; stop |
| noncommittal | neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided |
