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.

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WordMeaning
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
slovenlyuntidy especially in personal appearance
concatenatelinked together
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
urgeto present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense