GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
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| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| steep | lofty |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
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