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
omniscienthaving infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
propsomething that props or sustains : support
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
veerto change direction or course
ludicrousamusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable