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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| cohorts | companion |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |