GRE Word List
REND
to remove from place by violence : wrest
The meaning of the word rend is to remove from place by violence : wrest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |