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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|---|---|
| corrugated | having corrugations |
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| historic | historical |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
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| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
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