TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Mar-14
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 16-Mar-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists wrest [ rest ] [ noun, transitive verb ] MEANING : 1. (tr.v.) to twist, jerk or force violently 2. (tr.v.) to forcefully usurp or take away 3. (tr.v.) to twist or distort one's meaning 4. (n.) a twist or wrench 5. (n.) (archaic) a small key that is used to wrench pins of a stringed instrument USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The crown and throne were wrested from him by a bloody coup. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : It is not surprising that Google and 23andMe, a genomics firm, want the power of information that comes from new technologies in health care to be wrested from the medical profession. Economist, On MPs' expenses, I...