GRE Word List
CULPRIT
one guilty of a crime
The meaning of the word culprit is one guilty of a crime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sensitization | process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive |
| holocaust | destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust |
| effervescence | inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce |
| actuate | motivate; activate; cause to act |
| sage | person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise |
| lexicographer | compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary |
| bent | determined; Ex. bent on advancing in the business; N: natural talent or inclination |
| windfall | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event |
| outfit | clothing or equipment for a special purpose; Ex. cowboy outfit |
| self-indulgence | excessive indulgence of one's own desire |