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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| willowy | abounding with willows |