GRE Word List
AMEND
to put right
The meaning of the word amend is to put right.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |