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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |