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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| calculated | apt |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
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| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
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