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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WordMeaning
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
haggleto cut roughly or clumsily : hack
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
repudiateto refuse to accept
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
solicitto make petition to : entreat
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference