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 |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |