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 |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| lewd | obscene |