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 |
|---|---|
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |