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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WordMeaning
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
gibeto utter taunting words
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spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
compellingthat compels: such as
cessiona yielding to another : concession
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous