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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |