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
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
imbibedrink
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
razeto destroy to the ground : demolish
asymmetrichaving two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being