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
blisscomplete happiness
mettlevigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament
dissensiondisagreement
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
purportedreputed
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law