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 |
|---|---|
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| turncoat | one who switches to an opposing side or party |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |