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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obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
wrath | strong vengeful anger or indignation |