GRE Word List
PARADIGM
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The meaning of the word paradigm is example.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| plane | airplane |
| niggle | trifle |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |