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 |
|---|---|
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |