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 |
|---|---|
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| unsavory | insipid |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| eddy | a current of water or air running contrary to the main current |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |