GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |