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 |
|---|---|
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| warrant | sanction |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| forebears | ancestor |