GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |