GRE Word List
PURVEYOR
one that purveys
The meaning of the word purveyor is one that purveys.
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amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
purveyor | one that purveys |
unseemly | not seemly: such as |
improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
lassitude | a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue |
frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |