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 |
|---|---|
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| demented | mad |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |