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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parleyto speak with another : confer
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
therapeuticof or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative
adversaryone that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
ferventvery hot : glowing
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement