GRE Word List

WELTER

writhe

The meaning of the word welter is writhe.

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rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
piquantengagingly provocative
intangiblenot tangible : impalpable
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
crevicea narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure
spasmodicrelating to or affected or characterized by spasm
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive