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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| oblivious | lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |