GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |