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 |
|---|---|
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| brook | creek |
| headstrong | not easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |