GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| environ | encircle |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |