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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WordMeaning
repudiateto refuse to accept
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
exemptfree or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject
tensilecapable of tension : ductile
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maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
pitfalltrap
limberhaving a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile
bulkmagnitude