GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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WordMeaning
leave-takingdeparture
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
auroraldawn
violatebreak
smudgeto make a smudge on
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
jovialcharacterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly
miragean optical (see optical
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed