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 |
|---|---|
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
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| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| errant | behaving wrongly |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |