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 |
|---|---|
| purse | a small bag for money |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |