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 |
|---|---|
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| collate | to compare critically |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |