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 |
|---|---|
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| distend | extend |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| fete | festival |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |