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.

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WordMeaning
mutedbeing mute : silent
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
dieto pass from physical life : expire
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
pedagogueteacher
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn