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 |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| concatenate | linked together |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |