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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| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
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| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| boor | peasant |
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| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
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