GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night