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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|---|---|
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| catholic | roman catholic |
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| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| trance | stupor |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
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| forebears | ancestor |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
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