GRE Word List
COUPLE
two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired
The meaning of the word couple is two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired.
Random words
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metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
droop | to hang or incline downward |
despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
gush | to issue copiously or violently |
promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
approbation | commendation |