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
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
rectifyto set right : remedy
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
infestto spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
capacitylegal competency (see competence
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation