GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| scion | descendant |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| paramour | lover |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |