GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |