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 |
|---|---|
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |