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 |
|---|---|
| pundit | pandit |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| kismet | fate |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| apprehend | arrest |
| plane | airplane |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |