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 |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| scourge | whip |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |