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 |
|---|---|
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |