GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |