GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| defalcate | deduct |