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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| fluke | flatfish |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| foppish | foolish |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |