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 |
|---|---|
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |