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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |