GRE Word List

RESCIND

to take away : remove

The meaning of the word rescind is to take away : remove.

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WordMeaning
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
indicativeserving to indicate
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
innuendoan oblique allusion : hint
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture