GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| forswear | to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath |
| courier | messenger |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |