GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |