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 |
|---|---|
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |