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 |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| addle | rotten |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| gust | the sensation of taste |