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 |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |