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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| crossbreed | hybridize |