5th box -Flashcards

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection (The mythical Helen of Troy was considered a paragon of female beauty.)

(adj.) shy, quiet, modest (While eating dinner with the adults, the diffident youth did not speak for fear of seeming presumptuous.)

(adj.) effective (My doctor promised me that the cold medicine was efficacious, but I'm still sniffling.)

(n.) a remedy for all ills or difficulties (Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.)