GRE Word List
EMEND
to correct usually by textual alterations
The meaning of the word emend is to correct usually by textual alterations.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |