GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.

Random words

WordMeaning
collectedgathered together
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
accommodateto provide with something desired, needed, or suited
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
frictionthe rubbing of one body against another
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum