GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| psychosis | a serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |