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 |
|---|---|
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |