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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| unkempt | not combed |
| privy | private |