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 |
|---|---|
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| victuals | food usable by people |