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 |
|---|---|
| nurture | training |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |