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
voluptuoussuggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
caninea conical pointed tooth
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
raga waste piece of cloth
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
stoutstrong of character: such as