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 |
|---|---|
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| spruce | to make spruce |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |