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 |
|---|---|
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |