GRE Word List
WREST
to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
The meaning of the word wrest is to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
ponderous | of very great weight |
minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |