GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
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| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |