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 |
|---|---|
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| tart | agreeably sharp or acid to the taste |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| privy | private |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |