GRE Word List
GNARLED
twisted
The meaning of the word gnarled is twisted.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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comely | attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance |
grotesque | fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement) |
blush | become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N. |
embitter | make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry; Ex. He was embittered by many disappointments. |
witticism | witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark) |
waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
harbinger | forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come) |
behemoth | huge creature; something of monstrous size or power |
pert | (esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty; Ex. pert young miss/hat |
sylvan | pertaining to the woods or the country |