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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| conspire | plot |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |