GRE Word List
CONTORTIONS
to twist in a violent manner
The meaning of the word contortions is to twist in a violent manner.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |