GRE Word List

PARAMOUR

lover

The meaning of the word paramour is lover.

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matriculateto enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university
elaborateplanned or carried out with great care
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
asyluman inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary
auroraldawn
flaccidnot firm or stiff