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
chastiseto censure severely : castigate
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
humanemarked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals
ricketyaffected with rickets
conceitfavorable opinion
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest