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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| Word | Meaning |
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| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| etymology | the 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 |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| stench | stink |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| encompass | include |