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.

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WordMeaning
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
penchanta strong and continued inclination
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
afterlifean existence after death
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room