GRE Word List
PARADOX
something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct
The meaning of the word paradox is something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apiculture | bee-keeping |
| nutrition | process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition |
| hoax | trick which makes someone take action; practical joke; Ex. hoax mail; V. |
| sullen | silently showing ill humor or resentment; dark; gloomy |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| deprecate | express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory |
| pedagogue | teacher; CF. child leader |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| alacrity | cheerful promptness without reluctance |
| trappings | outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank) |
