GRE Word List
PARAGON
a model of excellence or perfection
The meaning of the word paragon is a model of excellence or perfection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| sleek | slick |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| handsome | having a pleasing and usually impressive or dignified appearance |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |