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
veerto change direction or course
generateto bring into existence: such as
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
scowlto contract the brow in an expression of displeasure
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control