GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

Random words

WordMeaning
obviateto anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
indigentsuffering from extreme poverty : impoverished
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
felicitythe quality or state of being happy
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation