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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| ploy | escapade |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |