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 |
|---|---|
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| decipher | decode |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |