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
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
incrustationa crust or hard coating
gaita manner of walking or moving on foot
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
vendorone that vends : seller
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will