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
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
nauseateto become affected with nausea
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place