GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

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WordMeaning
usagefirmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure
canterone who uses cant: such as
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
mimicryan instance of mimicking
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness