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 |
|---|---|
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
