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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| leave-taking | departure |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |