GRE Word List
PARADIGM
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The meaning of the word paradigm is example.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| nourishment | food |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |