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 |
|---|---|
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| attribute | a quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |