GRE Word List

DISTORT

to twist (see twist

The meaning of the word distort is to twist (see twist.

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trappingsoutward signs
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
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duplicitycontradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
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