GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

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WordMeaning
dispassionatenot influenced by strong feeling
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
lewdobscene
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
frolicsomefull of gaiety : playful
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability