GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| trappings | outward signs |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| quotidian | occurring every day |