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 |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |