GRE Word List

PARAPHRASE

a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form

The meaning of the word paraphrase is a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form.

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WordMeaning
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
retortto pay or hurl back : return
judiciarya system of courts of law
thermalof, relating to, or caused by heat
absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum