GRE Word List

DISTEND

extend

The meaning of the word distend is extend.

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WordMeaning
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
inevitableincapable of being avoided or evaded
calorificcaloric
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
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