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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interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening
compellingthat compels: such as
dismissto permit or cause to leave
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)