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 |
|---|---|
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| politic | political |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| mischance | bad luck |
| dingy | dirty |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |