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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |