GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |