GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
pecuniaryconsisting of or measured in money
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
remitto lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
incapacitateto deprive of capacity or natural power : disable
arteryany of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body
panaceaa remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
adamantunshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding