GRE Word List

PARAGON

a model of excellence or perfection

The meaning of the word paragon is a model of excellence or perfection.

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innovationa new idea, method, or device : novelty
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
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virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
posthumousborn after the death of the father
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