GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| arrogance | an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |