GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |