GRE Word List
PARAMOUR
lover
The meaning of the word paramour is lover.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| enduring | lasting |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |