GRE Word List

AMEND

to put right

The meaning of the word amend is to put right.

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shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
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psychea princess loved by Cupid
addressto mark directions for delivery on
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
prefatoryof, relating to, or constituting a preface
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle