GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |