GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |