GRE Word List
WELTER
writhe
The meaning of the word welter is writhe.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| topography | the art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| nutrition | the act or process of nourishing or being nourished |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |