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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| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
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| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
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| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |