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 |
|---|---|
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| hue | overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| drip | to let fall in drops |