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 |
|---|---|
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |