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.

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WordMeaning
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
fancierone that has a special liking or interest
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
discombobulatedcharacterized by confusion or disorder
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
gamelya physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
actuarialof or relating to actuaries
demurto take exception : object