GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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glossa surface luster or brightness : shine
boostto push or shove up from below
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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
zephyra breeze from the west
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
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