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

WordMeaning
adroithaving or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
gawka clumsy stupid person : lout
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
inflateddistended with air or gas
consummateextremely skilled and accomplished
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property