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 |
|---|---|
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| gazette | newspaper |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| opus | work |