GRE Word List

WELTER

writhe

The meaning of the word welter is writhe.

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dawdleto spend time idly
blunderto move unsteadily or confusedly
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
collateto compare critically
queryquestion
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
ciliatedpossessing cilia
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