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 |
|---|---|
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| douse | to plunge into water |