GRE Word List
PARADIGM
example
The meaning of the word paradigm is example.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |