GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

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suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
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commandeerto compel to perform military service
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil