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 |
|---|---|
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| prodigal | characterized by profuse or wasteful expenditure : lavish |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| raiment | clothing |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |