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 |
|---|---|
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |