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
preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
lunaticaffected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person