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
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
parcheddeprived of natural moisture
fallowof a light yellowish-brown color
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration