GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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WordMeaning
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zealota zealous person
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encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
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apostateone who commits apostasy
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