GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
apparitionan unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters