GRE Word List

INTRIGUE

the practice of engaging in secret schemes

The meaning of the word intrigue is the practice of engaging in secret schemes.

Random words

WordMeaning
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
propheticof, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
derelictionan intentional abandonment
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
privyprivate
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past