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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| zealot | a zealous person |