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 |
|---|---|
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| dally | to act playfully |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |