GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| abortive | prematurely born |