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
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
convolutedhaving convolutions
remunerativeserving to remunerate
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
progenydescendants
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
limpto walk lamely