GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |