GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
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| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
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