GRE Word List

PARADOX

one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases

The meaning of the word paradox is one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases.

Random words

WordMeaning
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
clapperone that claps: such as
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
affinityrelationship by marriage
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
emblazonto inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated