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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| arrhythmic | lacking rhythm or regularity |
| mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |