GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.

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WordMeaning
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
pastoralof, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen
ambrosiathe food of the Greek and Roman gods
sumptuousextremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound