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
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
preternaturalexisting outside of nature
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
compressto press or squeeze together
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
rueto feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
appriseto give notice to : tell