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
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
communetalk over
siftto put through a sieve
suffragistone who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women
despoilto strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
elegya poem in elegiac couplets