GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sublimate | sublime |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
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