GRE Word List
CONTORTIONS
to twist in a violent manner
The meaning of the word contortions is to twist in a violent manner.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| heed | to pay attention |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |