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 |
|---|---|
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |