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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| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| fluke | flatfish |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
