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 |
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| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |