GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |