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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |