GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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WordMeaning
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
credencemental acceptance as true or real
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
precepta command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement