GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| dissension | disagreement |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |
| pedagogue | teacher |