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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WordMeaning
maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
aestheticof, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
dissensiondisagreement