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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vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
malapropismthe usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase
aromaticof, relating to, or having aroma:
mandatoryrequired by a law or rule : obligatory
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
colossalof, relating to, or resembling a colossus