GRE Word List
PROMISCUOUS
having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
The meaning of the word promiscuous is having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners.
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| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
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| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |