GRE Word List
DISTEND
extend
The meaning of the word distend is extend.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| extant | currently or actually existing |