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
blisscomplete happiness
humorthat quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
dauntto lessen the courage of : cow
delusivelikely to delude
dissipateto break up and drive off
latitudeangular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")