GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| paradigm | example |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |