GRE Word List
WRENCH
to move with a violent twist
The meaning of the word wrench is to move with a violent twist.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| query | question |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |