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 |
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jovial | good-natured; merry; cheerful |
shard | fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup) |
waggish | humorous; mischievous; tricky |
ineffectual | not effective; not having a desired effect; weak |
epicurean | believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N. |
overweening | arrogant; presumptuous |
unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
maroon | leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown |
cupidity | greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid |
alchemy | medieval chemistry |