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 |
|---|---|
| verge | brink |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |