GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| hallowed | holy |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |