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 |
|---|---|
| charlatan | quack |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| primal | original |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |