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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temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
remoteseparated by an interval or space greater than usual
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief