GRE Word List
WRY
twist
The meaning of the word wry is twist.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |