GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| hortatory | hortative |
| catechism | oral instruction |