GRE Word List
WREAK
bring about
The meaning of the word wreak is bring about.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |