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 |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| belligerent | inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |