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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WordMeaning
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
inanimatenot animate:
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
humusa brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic
kismetfate
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
shuffleto mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
determinatehaving defined limits