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 |
|---|---|
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |