GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |