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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|---|---|
| venue | locale |
| privy | private |
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| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
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