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 |
|---|---|
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| vise | any of various tools with two jaws for holding work that close usually by a screw, lever, or cam |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| steep | lofty |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| expatriate | banish |