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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WordMeaning
unregeneratenot regenerate
contrivancea thing contrived
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
paraphernaliathe separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life
marsupialany of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
executiveof or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs