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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
