GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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WordMeaning
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
propagateto cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
superimposeto place or lay over or above something
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense