GRE Word List
RECTIFY
to set right : remedy
The meaning of the word rectify is to set right : remedy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |