GRE Word List
SUITOR
one that petitions or entreats
The meaning of the word suitor is one that petitions or entreats.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |