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
executionerone who executes
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control
outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
constituenta member of a constituency
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
denizeninhabitant
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition