GRE Word List

WRITHE

to twist into coils or folds

The meaning of the word writhe is to twist into coils or folds.

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memoiran official note or report : memorandum
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
serratednotched or toothed on the edge
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased