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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
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| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
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