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The correct answer is model.
  
Paragon
  
A. plane curve 
B. model 
C. contradiction 
D. illustration 
The correct answer is (B) model, pattern of perfection or excellence; epitome; quintessence. 
 
Paragon comes from Italian paragone (a comparison), Greek paragõn.
 
Examples of use:
 
- Many would agree that Gandhi was the paragon of pacifism.
 - When I look for a paragon of compassion, I think of old Father O'Reilly. 
  
  
   
 
 
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