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 |
|---|---|
| congruent | congruous |
| invalid | not valid: |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |