GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |