GRE Word List
DISTORT
to twist (see twist
The meaning of the word distort is to twist (see twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |