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 |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |