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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
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| calculated | apt |