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 |
|---|---|
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |