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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| rotunda | a round building |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |