GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
erudite | having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying : possessing or displaying erudition |
lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
vendetta | blood feud |
fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |