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 |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| privy | private |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |