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 |
|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| raspy | harsh |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |