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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profligatewildly extravagant
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attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
jauntysprightly in manner or appearance : lively
filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
evoketo call forth or up: such as
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
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fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
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