GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| stench | stink |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |