GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

Random words

WordMeaning
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
arbitera person with power to decide a dispute : judge
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
exhumedisinter
bromidea binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
nethersituated down or below : lower
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality