GRE Word List

DISTEND

extend

The meaning of the word distend is extend.

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WordMeaning
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
vulnerablecapable of being physically or emotionally wounded
finalethe close or termination of something: such as
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
vortexsomething that resembles a whirlpool
gallbrazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome