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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palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
microcosm | a little world |
compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |