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
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|---|---|
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| doddering | feeble |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |