GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

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stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
verdantgreen in tint or color
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
respitea period of temporary delay
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
igniteto set afire
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around