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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| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
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| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
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| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |