GRE Word List
CULPRIT
one guilty of a crime
The meaning of the word culprit is one guilty of a crime.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quotidian | daily; commonplace; customary; Ex. quotidian routine |
| defile | pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains |
| chronicle | report; record (in chronological order) |
| lottery | contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots |
| assay | analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) |
| diaphanous | sheer; transparent |
| porous | full of pores; like a sieve |
| secrete | conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive |
| chassis | framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached |
| facetious | joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous |
