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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| dilettante | a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |