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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| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
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| waif | a stray person or animal |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
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