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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| militant | engaged in warfare or combat : fighting |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |