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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| leave-taking | departure |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| pedigree | a register recording a line of ancestors |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| sledge | sledgehammer |