GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| wont | accustomed |