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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| demented | mad |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |