GRE Word List

DISTEND

extend

The meaning of the word distend is extend.

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WordMeaning
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
terminationend in time or existence : conclusion
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
abodethe place where one lives : home
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
superfluousexceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra
proxythe agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another