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.

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cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
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vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
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adulterateto corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element
acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
filibusteran irregular military adventurer
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
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