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 |
|---|---|
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| acclaim | applaud |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |