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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| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |