GRE Word List
PARAMOUR
lover
The meaning of the word paramour is lover.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |