GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

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WordMeaning
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
reconnaissancea preliminary survey to gain information
pungentsharply painful
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
glowerto look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger
oligarchygovernment by the few
lacerationthe act of lacerating
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible