GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |