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 |
|---|---|
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |