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GATE 2016 CS – Question 2

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________.

  1. paraphrase
  2. paradox
  3. paradigm
  4. paraffin

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Correct answer: (A) paraphrase

Explanation

To paraphrase is to restate something in different words. A paradox is a self-contradictory statement, a paradigm is a model or pattern, and paraffin is a type of wax or fuel.