GRE Word List

WRENCH

to move with a violent twist

The meaning of the word wrench is to move with a violent twist.

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premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
stenchstink
immunenot susceptible or responsive
peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
heterogeneousconsisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed
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