GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |