GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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WordMeaning
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
itinerarythe route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
quotidianoccurring every day
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
haggardnot tamed
circumlocutionthe use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
addlerotten
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence