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 |
|---|---|
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| nourish | nurture |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |