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
sledgesledgehammer
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
disconsolatecheerless
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation