GRE Word List
AMOROUS
strongly moved by love and especially sexual love
The meaning of the word amorous is strongly moved by love and especially sexual love.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| ensconce | shelter |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| historic | historical |