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 |
|---|---|
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| swill | wash |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| reverberate | reflect |