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 |
|---|---|
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |