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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pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
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frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
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bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
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gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence