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 |
|---|---|
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| distend | extend |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |