GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| gnarl | snarl |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |