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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| scion | descendant |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| slag | the dross or scoria of a metal |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |