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 |
|---|---|
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |