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 |
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anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
betroth | to promise to marry |
surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |