GRE Word List

WREAK

bring about

The meaning of the word wreak is bring about.

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WordMeaning
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania