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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gibeto utter taunting words
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tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
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tutelaryhaving the guardianship of a person or a thing
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
historichistorical