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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |