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
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
chasethe hunting of wild animals
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
ultimatuma final proposition, condition, or demand
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather