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
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| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |