GRE Word List
PARADIGM
example
The meaning of the word paradigm is example.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
stem | the main trunk of a plant |
aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |