GRE Word List
WRING
to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
The meaning of the word wring is to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| render | to melt down |