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

WordMeaning
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
myriadten thousand
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
diademcrown
billowingwave
predecessorone that precedes
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
mesmerizeto subject to mesmerism
antipathya strong feeling of dislike
ductilecapable of being drawn out (see draw