GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |