GRE Word List
PARADIGM
model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word
The meaning of the word paradigm is model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| talisman | charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer |
| divest | strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment) |
| jumble | mix in a confused way |
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| recast | reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again |
| flowery | full of flowers; full of ornate expressions |
| therapeutic | curative; N. therapy |
| omnivorous | eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything |
| lustrous | shining; brilliant; Ex. lustrous hair |
| subversive | tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ? |