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 |
|---|---|
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| scion | descendant |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |