Words that rhyme with self-taught
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contort
v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring] -
distort
v 1: make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story [syn: falsify, distort, garble, warp] 2: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: twist, twine, distort] [ant: untwist] 3: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring] 4: affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" [syn: tinge, color, colour, distort] 5: alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy" [syn: deform, distort, strain] -
extort
v 1: obtain through intimidation 2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring] 3: get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner [syn: extort, wring from] -
retort
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter] 2: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat v 1: answer back [syn: retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin] -
untaught
adj 1: lacking in schooling; "untaught people whose verbal skills are grossly deficient"; "an untutored genius"; "uneducated children" [syn: unschooled, untaught, untutored] -
bistort
