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

WordMeaning
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
astutehaving or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever
charydiscreetly cautious: such as
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
gazettenewspaper
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
opuswork