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 |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| cryptic | secret |
| accessible | capable of being reached |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |