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 |
|---|---|
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| sheer | unqualified |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |