GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |