GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |