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 |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| spare | not being used |