GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |