GRE Word List

EMEND

to correct usually by textual alterations

The meaning of the word emend is to correct usually by textual alterations.

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WordMeaning
preamblean introductory statement
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
bilkto block the free development of : frustrate
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
podiatristthe medical care and treatment of the human foot
progenydescendants
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
gushto issue copiously or violently
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless