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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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |