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 |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |