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 |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |