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 |
|---|---|
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |