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

WordMeaning
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
tartagreeably sharp or acid to the taste
adjournto suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time
speechlessunable to speak : dumb
privyprivate
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
recumbentsuggestive of repose : leaning
discourseverbal interchange of ideas