GRE Word List
PARAMOUR
lover
The meaning of the word paramour is lover.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| maroon | a dark red |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |