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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prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
bovineof, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
clichea trite phrase or expression
psychiatrista medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
unmitigatednot lessened : unrelieved
fanciedimagined or believed to be true or real