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 |
|---|---|
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| pliant | pliable |
| sublimate | sublime |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |