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
baubletrinket
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
migrantone that migrates: such as
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
foppishfoolish
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground