GRE Word List
PARAGON
model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
The meaning of the word paragon is model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shrivel | make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying) |
| cognitive | having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing |
| swathe | swath; wrap around; bandage; Ex. one's head swathed in bandages |
| tumid | (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| precise | exact |
| megalomania | mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance |
| officious | meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices; Ex. officious bellboy |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic |
| transgression | violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
