GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intermediary | mediator |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |