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
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
rationalean explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
aptitudeinclination
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
dapperneat and trim in appearance
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge