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

WordMeaning
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
prolixityunduly prolonged or drawn out : too long
leave-takingdeparture
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
hydrophobiarabies
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
sledgesledgehammer