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.

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reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
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diluteattenuate
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judiciarya system of courts of law
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susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
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lamentto mourn aloud : wail