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
meandera winding path or course
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
collateto compare critically
paradigmexample
acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty