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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carefreefree from care: such as
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
browseto eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse
postmortemdone, occurring, or collected after death
credencemental acceptance as true or real
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
verisimilarhaving the appearance of truth : probable
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
groucha fit of bad temper
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship