GRE Word List

WELTER

writhe

The meaning of the word welter is writhe.

Random words

WordMeaning
hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
plumagethe feathers of a bird
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
constraintthe act of constraining
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
denizeninhabitant
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
affrontto insult especially to the face by behavior or language