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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proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
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