GRE Word List
AMOROUS
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances
The meaning of the word amorous is moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; Ex. amorous advances.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aviary | enclosure for birds; large cage |
| liquidate | settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish |
| attentive | alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration |
| implacable | incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy |
| unbridled | violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| weary | tired after long work; V. |
| gargantuan | huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel |
| hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
| ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
