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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diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
affirmationthe act of affirming
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
mediateoccupying a middle position
abateto decrease in force or intensity
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing