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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| viable | capable of living |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |