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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |