GRE Word List

RECTIFY

to set right : remedy

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

Random words

WordMeaning
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
conducivetending to promote or assist
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
putridbeing in a state of putrefaction : rotten
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
embedto enclose closely in or as if in a matrix
megalomaniaa mania (see mania