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

WordMeaning
maneuvera military or naval movement
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
tacta keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
snivelto run at the nose
aperturean opening or open space : hole
entitybeing
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
incontinentnot continent: such as