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
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
extantcurrently or actually existing
impassea predicament affording no obvious escape
contrivancea thing contrived
obeisancea movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
consortassociate
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage