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 |
|---|---|
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| attentive | mindful |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |