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

WordMeaning
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
emaciatedvery thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
perigeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential