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.

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WordMeaning
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promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
anthema song or hymn of praise or gladness
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal