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 |
|---|---|
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| expatriate | banish |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |