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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| disconsolate | cheerless |