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
seemlygood-looking
fleckstreak
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
mischiefa specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise