GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| chafe | irritate |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |