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 |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |