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
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
raspyharsh
mutedbeing mute : silent
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
incidencerate of occurrence or influence
panderto act as a pander
imperviousnot allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable