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 |
|---|---|
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| shambles | a meat market |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |