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 |
|---|---|
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| pilfer | steal |
| amend | to put right |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |