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 |
|---|---|
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |