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 |
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reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
generality | the quality or state of being general |
sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
circlet | a little circle |
cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
amity | friendship |