GRE Word List

RENDER

to melt down

The meaning of the word render is to melt down.

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WordMeaning
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
sluggarda habitually lazy person
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome