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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |