GRE Word List
WRITHE
to twist into coils or folds
The meaning of the word writhe is to twist into coils or folds.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| relish | characteristic flavor |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| mendicant | beggar |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |