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 |
|---|---|
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |