GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.

Random words

WordMeaning
renounceto give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
pluckto pull or pick off or out
heraldan official at a tournament of arms (see arm
steeplofty
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point