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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| defalcate | deduct |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |