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 |
|---|---|
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| consternation | amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |