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 |
|---|---|
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| rustic | of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| reprise | a musical repetition: |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |