GRE Word List
WRITHE
to twist into coils or folds
The meaning of the word writhe is to twist into coils or folds.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
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| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |