GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| guileless | innocent |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| flounder | flatfish |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |