GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
convolutedhaving convolutions
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man