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
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
intimidateto make timid or fearful : frighten
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
mustera representative specimen (see specimen
autopsyan examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice