GRE Word List
EMEND
correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
The meaning of the word emend is correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pall | become boring; grow tiresome |
| congenital | existing at birth |
| vex | annoy; distress |
| scavenge | hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion |
| hydrophobia | fear of water; rabies |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| inarticulate | speechless; producing indistinct speech; not articulate; not expressing oneself clearly |
| compassion | sympathy for the suffering of others; ADJ. compassionate |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |