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 |
|---|---|
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| opulence | wealth |
| hysteria | a psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |