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
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
adjurationa solemn oath
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
perditioneternal damnation
crassgross