GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

Random words

WordMeaning
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
hallucinationa 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)
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)