GRE Word List

WRY

twist

The meaning of the word wry is twist.

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sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
fastidiousshowing or demanding excessive delicacy or care
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
noosea loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn
beneficentdoing or producing good
vipera common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans