GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
quivera case for carrying or holding arrows
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
luminarya person of prominence or brilliant achievement
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
adjacentnot distant : nearby
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
provisionalserving for the time being : temporary
extantcurrently or actually existing