GRE Word List
CULPRIT
one accused of or charged with a crime
The meaning of the word culprit is one accused of or charged with a crime.
Random words
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|---|---|
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| courier | messenger |
| overthrow | overturn |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| poise | balance |
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| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
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| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |