GRE Word List
DISTORT
to twist (see twist
The meaning of the word distort is to twist (see twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |