GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |