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
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
litheeasily bent or flexed
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
abodethe place where one lives : home
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
vegetateto lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
hailprecipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow