GRE Word List

WRIT

something written : writing

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

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palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
naivetea naive remark or action
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
strangleto choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases