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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |