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 |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |