GRE Word List
PARAMOUNT
superior to all others : supreme
The meaning of the word paramount is superior to all others : supreme.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| oversee | survey |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |