GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |