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

WordMeaning
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
pompositypompous demeanor, speech, or behavior
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
avidcharacterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic
catholicroman catholic
lardera place where food is stored : pantry
pestilentialcausing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country