GRE Word List
PARAMOUR
lover
The meaning of the word paramour is lover.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |