GRE Word List
WREST
obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp
The meaning of the word wrest is obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| permeable | that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge |
| seismic | pertaining to earthquakes |
| shackle | chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N. |
| panacea | cure-all; remedy for all diseases |
| choreography | art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
| pallet | small poor bed; Ex. straw pallet |
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| cessation | stoppage |
| rotunda | circular building or hall covered with a dome |
| accretion | growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete |