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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extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
anthropologistthe science of human beings
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
manifestationthe act, process, or an instance of manifesting
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism