GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
carnagethe flesh of slain animals or humans
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
thespianactor
accessiblecapable of being reached
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
rama male sheep
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college