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 |
|---|---|
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| grate | grating |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |