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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| fiend | devil |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |