GRE Word List

DISTEND

extend

The meaning of the word distend is extend.

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treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
shavingthe act of one that shaves
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
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sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
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belateddelayed beyond the usual time
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abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
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