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
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
indeterminatenot definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak
opaqueblocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity