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
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
throespang
negligibleso small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion