GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
expoundto set forth : state
pungentsharply painful
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
nourishnurture
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head