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 |
|---|---|
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| pitfall | trap |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| bulk | magnitude |