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 |
|---|---|
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| tightwad | a close or miserly person |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |