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 |
|---|---|
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |