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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partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
careento put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
piquantengagingly provocative
spartana native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident