GRE Word List
RESCIND
to take away : remove
The meaning of the word rescind is to take away : remove.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| providence | divine guidance or care |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |