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 |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| myriad | ten thousand |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |