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 |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |