GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |