GRE Word List

DISTEND

extend

The meaning of the word distend is extend.

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WordMeaning
idlenot occupied or employed: such as
contrivedhaving an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
resignrelegate
tureena deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)