GRE Word List
WRITHE
to twist into coils or folds
The meaning of the word writhe is to twist into coils or folds.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| disport | sport |
| amity | friendship |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| gnarl | snarl |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |