GRE Word List

PARADIGM

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The meaning of the word paradigm is example.

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WordMeaning
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
residualremainder
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
replenishto fill or build up again
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
fructifyto bear fruit
scavengeto remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area