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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| heed | to pay attention |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |