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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WordMeaning
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
miscreantunbelieving
provisionthe act or process of providing
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
resuscitateto revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
acclaimapplaud
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
knacka special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving