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 |
|---|---|
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |