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 |
|---|---|
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| broach | brooch |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |