GRE Word List
RESCIND
to take away : remove
The meaning of the word rescind is to take away : remove.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| edifice | building |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |