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
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing
promptto move to action : incite
totterto move unsteadily : stagger
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
megalomaniaa mania (see mania
debonairsuave