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 |
|---|---|
| writ | something written : writing |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |