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 |
|---|---|
| transcendental | transcendent |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |