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 |
|---|---|
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| monochromatic | having or consisting of one color or hue |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |