GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| trenchant | keen |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| nourish | nurture |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |