GRE Word List

WRIT

something written : writing

The meaning of the word writ is something written : writing.

Random words

WordMeaning
clipperone that clips something
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
papyrusa tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute