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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |