GRE Word List
PARAMOUNT
superior to all others : supreme
The meaning of the word paramount is superior to all others : supreme.
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| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
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| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
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| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |