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 |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| freebooter | pirate |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| diva | prima donna |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |