GRE Word List

PARADIGM

example

The meaning of the word paradigm is example.

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WordMeaning
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
centrifugea machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
reticentinclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
consortassociate
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark