GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

Random words

WordMeaning
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
toutto make much of : promote
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
anachronisman error in chronology
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited