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 |
|---|---|
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |