GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
scholarlyof, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
ensconceshelter
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
inquisitorone who inquires or makes inquisition
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different