GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

Random words

WordMeaning
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
charismaa personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
tawnyof the color tawny
anarchyabsence of government
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
sleightdeceitful craftiness
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
dramaa composition (see composition
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech