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
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
solicitto make petition to : entreat
flotsamfloating wreckage of a ship or its cargo
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
antagonismopposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
diluteattenuate
minutiaea minute or minor detail