GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |