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 |
|---|---|
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| haggard | not tamed |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| casualty | a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| distend | extend |