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 |
|---|---|
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| callus | a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |