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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| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
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| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
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| sanction | a formal decree |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |