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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|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
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| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |