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 |
|---|---|
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| enhance | heighten |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |