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 |
|---|---|
| germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |