GRE Word List
WELTER
writhe
The meaning of the word welter is writhe.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |