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.

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WordMeaning
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
fellskin
fanfarea short and lively sounding of trumpets
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial