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 |
|---|---|
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |