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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |