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

WordMeaning
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
gradationa series forming successive stages
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
faunaanimal life
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
pulchritudephysical comeliness
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding