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 |
|---|---|
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |