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 |
|---|---|
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| saturnine | born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |