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
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
drollhaving a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality
humdrummonotonous
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
guffawa loud or boisterous burst of laughter
receptiveable or inclined to receive