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 |
|---|---|
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| invalid | not valid: |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |