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 |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by something specified |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |